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To: JohnM who wrote (21300)	6/17/2006 3:20:46 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (2) of 541403

The thing is, in the rest of the world left-wing has a fairly specific placing (other than used as a qualifier, e.g., saying that someone's on the left or right wing of a particular party). It means social democrat at least, probably more socialist, mybe even shading to communist for (say) Italian-style parties. Essentially it's someone with little (maybe no) belief in the role and scope of the free market, and a far greater trust and belief in the role of the state; coupled with a preference for state or collective ownership against capitalist ownership of enterprise. And to be far-left implies fundamentalist socialist at best, if not communist-inspired socialism. It's not a political stance I agree with, on the UK scale I'm probably centre-right in most things, but I dislike it being used as simple abuse to stifle debate, especially so inaccurately. <edit> Forgot this bit - And it may be small but I understand there is a genuine socialist movement in the US. I don't know if it's as closely aligned with the unions as old (socialist) Labour was, in the UK, but it's there for comparison.

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